Eastern Cross
6.6
15-year-old Elfie literally and metaphorically inhabits a no-man’s-land between the two Germanies shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The film deploys a neorealist aesthetic to reinforce the difficulties confronting the girl, and by inference, Germany.
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Cast
11 people
Laura Tonke
Elfie
Known for
The Island
Amrum
Mirosław Baka
Darius
Known for
A Short Film About Killing
The Peasants
Suzanne von Borsody
Mutter
Known for
Run Lola Run
The Little Witch
Stefan Cammann
Edmund
No other roles listed
Gustaw Barwicki
Gustav
Also in
The Grass is Greener Everywhere Else
Henry Marcinkowski
Dicker Henry
No other roles listed
Beatrice Manowski
Karla
Known for
Nekromantik
Wings of Desire
Lutz Weidlich
Polizist
Also in
Der subjektive Faktor
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Michael Krause
Polizist
Also in
The Grass is Greener Everywhere Else
Just Something Nice
Sophie Rois
Friseuse
Known for
Barbarians
Enemy at the Gates
Martin Trettau
Großvater
Also in
Einfach Blumen aufs Dach
Bahnwärter Thiel
Michael Klier Director · Karin Aström Screenplay Fred Frith Composer
United States release September 9, 1991 · Produced in Germany · Original title Ostkreuz
Production
Michael Klier Film
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Ostkreuz
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · June 27, 1991
Premiere
Germany · July 23, 1991
Theatrical
United States · September 9, 1991
Limited theatrical · Toronto International Film Festival
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